1939 Southwark North by-election

UK parliamentary by-election March 2025 1939 Southwark North by-election parliamentary United Kingdom Constituency of Southwark North no 1935 United Kingdom general election 1935 1945 United Kingdom general election 1945 19 May 1939 George Isaacs x160px Labour Party (UK) 5,815 57.4% 7.6% A. H. Henderson-Livesey LNP Liberal National Party (UK, 1931) 4,322 42.6% 7.6% File:SouthwarkNorth.png A map of parliamentary constituencies within the County of London at the time of the by-election, with Southwark North highlighted in #ff0000 red. MP Edward Strauss Liberal National Party (UK, 1931) George Isaacs Labour Party (UK) The 1939 Southwark North by-election of 19 May 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held on 19 May 1939 for the British House of Commons constituency of Southwark North. The Labour Party gained the seat from the Liberal National Party. Previous MP March 2013 Previous result 1935 United Kingdom general election: Southwark NorthBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, compiled and edited by F. W. S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979) Liberal National Party (UK, 1931) Edward Strauss 8,086 50.2 -14.7 Labour Party (UK) George Isaacs 8,007 49.8 +14.7 79 0.4 N/A 16,093 56.1 -7.1 Liberal National Party (UK, 1931) Candidates March 2013 Result Southwark North by-election, 1939British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, compiled and edited by F. W. S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979) Labour Party (UK) George Isaacs 5,815 57.4 +7.6 Liberal National Party (UK, 1931) A.H. Henderson-Livesey 4,322 42.6 -7.6 1,493 14.8 N/A 10,137 38.9 -17.2 Labour Party (UK) Liberal National Party (UK, 1931) +7.6 Aftermath In the 1945 general election, 1945 United Kingdom general election: Southwark NorthBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, compiled and edited by F. W. S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979) Labour Party (UK) George Isaacs 5,943 69.0 +11.6 Liberal National Party (UK, 1931) Edward Terrell 2,673 31.0 -11.6 3,270 38.0 +23.2 8,616 61.3 +22.4 Labour Party (UK) References March 2025 Southwark North by-election Southwark North by-election Southwark North,1939 Southwark North,1939 Category:May 1939 in the United Kingdom